Intermittent sunburn during childhood can set the stage for future skin cancers. The risk of developing skin cancer doubles with five sunburns — or just one blistering sunburn. Here's how to protect your kids and yourself.
CJ Weiss at first brushed off the bump on his leg. He was prone to skin tags and moles, for which he saw a dermatologist annually. He’d ask about it at his next appointment, in September. But by then, the lump had grown to a half-inch mass that was blistering and bleeding.
Now 43 and living in West Philadelphia, Weiss and his husband, Tyler Groll, diligently slather their 3½-year-old son with sunscreen anytime he goes outside.The blistering sunburns Weiss earned growing up as a fair-skinned towhead playing with friends and mowing lawns shirtless had almost certainly been the catalyst for his cancer, his doctor told him.
But too often, people don’t think about how to protect themselves until much of the damage to their skin is already done. Intermittent sunburn during childhood can set the stage for future skin cancers. Thedoubles with five sunburns — or just one blistering sunburn — according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on prevention, detection and treatment.
Dress them in long-sleeved cotton shirts and pants to help protect their skin and keep them under a stroller top or umbrella. Tighter woven fabric and darker colors, which may feel less comfortable in the heat, are more protective than a flimsy white T-shirt.
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